It’s So Complicated: 5 Intricate Men’s Watches

Gone are the days when watches were only used to tell the time. Today’s chronological devices do a lot more, from showing you the phases of the moon to reminding you of the Earth’s position every hour. You can find complicated watches for men online and at physical stores, and they’re sure to surprise you with their host of features. Here’s a list of the top, most complex watches in the market.

Urwerk UR-1001 Zeit Device

This sleek pocket watch looks like it’s been carved from a block of solid metal. On it, you can mark the passage of time from mere seconds all the way up to a thousand years! Its futuristic look is designed to stay stylish for the rest of the millennium. Complete with orbiting satellites and a power reserve, this device even indicates whether it’s daytime or night. Besides the fact that it can’t be worn on your wrist, this watch is definitely a stylish piece to add to your ensemble.

Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega 4

You can visibly see 25 out of the 36 complications on this watch, and it’s made up of 1483 separate components. It’s even studded with 99 jewels and packed with awesome features. You can check out the time, date, month, and year, for over a 100 years. If you aren’t sure whether it’s a leap year, just glance at this watch and you’ll know right away; it’s got a leap year indicator on the face. If you’re waiting for a lunar eclipse, this watch can help out—it even tells you the phases of the moon.

Christophe Claret 21 Blackjack

This one is going to delight all the watch aficionados. It mixes complication with gaming to give you a device that’s classy and fun to strap onto your wrist. To sum it up, it’s a casino in a wristwatch. With blackjack on one side and roulette on the other, this game allows you to entertain yourself with a push of a button. Disks with cards marked on them rotate beneath gaps on the dial. Flip the watch over, and you’ve got a roulette table ready to be used. There’s even a small case on the side of the watch with a pair of tiny dice in them.

Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Mechanica Grande Sonnerie

With over 1472 parts, this watch is one of the most complicated items in the history of horology. It’s decked out with the latest features, and the date, month, day, and year are all showcased, along with a reminder of the leap year. This watch will soothe your senses thanks to the crystal-clear tones of its Westminister chime. You can even customise it to strike different notes at every hour, quarter-hour, and minute. This watch takes it up a notch by providing another face under the main body. Simply flip open the top and you’ll find another surface that tells you the phases of the moon and has a calendar.

Greubel Forsey Invention GMT

Instead of keeping your informed of the different time-zones, this watch relays the position of the Earth over a 24-hour period. It features a miniature globe made of sapphire crystal spinning on the face and telling you which way our planet is facing with respect to the Sun. Apart from that, of course, you can learn the time, date, month, and year without too much trouble.

Edith Zamora

These are some of the most complicated watches in existence right now. You can find a few intricate watches like these at Ethos. They’re fitted out with the latest features and are sure to make your wrist look a lot more suave.